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Life After Leaving Church (7)
Leaving church can cost you community. This essay explores how to rebuild belonging without surrendering your mind or pretending agreement.
Feb 22
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Dino Alonso
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Life After Leaving Church (7)
Belonging Without Agreement
Feb 22
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Dino Alonso
2
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8:11
A Republic Under Strain
What Pressure Reveals About Us
Feb 22
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Dino Alonso
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5:44
A Republic Under Strain - The American System Under Pressure - A New Series
A steady reflection on constitutional strain, civic responsibility, and what pressure reveals about our habits as citizens in a divided republic.
Feb 22
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Dino Alonso
6
Democratic Perimeter Update for 02/17-20/2026
Governors withdraw from White House meeting as sanctuary churches mobilize and DHS funding wavers, revealing strain in federal-state relations.
Feb 20
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Dino Alonso
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The Puritan Spine: The Framework & Index
A seven-part series tracing how Puritan moral temperament shaped American politics, identity, punishment, and democratic strain.
Feb 18
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Dino Alonso
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The American System Under Pressure - A New Series
A reflective, people-centered examination of America’s constitutional system under strain, blending history, moral clarity, and civic responsibility.
Feb 18
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Dino Alonso
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Democratic Perimeter Update for 02/12-16/2026
DHS funding standoff, 287g expansion, voter ID executive threat, and Europe hedging. A structural look at how federal power is embedding quietly.
Feb 16
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Dino Alonso
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The Spine That Remains (7) - The Puritan Spine of America, a Seven Part Series
A reflective final essay on moral seriousness, discipline, and fear, asking whether America can mature without losing the spine that shaped it.
Feb 16
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Dino Alonso
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Life After Leaving Church (6)
After leaving church, what remains? This essay explores conscience, moral adulthood, and the quiet authority you carry when no one is supervising.
Feb 15
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Dino Alonso
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Democratic Perimeter Update for 02/11/2026
A strategic snapshot of ICE enforcement shifts, county 287g adoption, Minnesota tensions, and US leverage abroad shaping the Democratic Perimeter.
Feb 11
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Dino Alonso
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Life After Leaving Church (5)
Leaving church often means losing people, not just belief. This essay explores how belonging forms again, slowly and honestly, without creed or…
Feb 8
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Dino Alonso
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